Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 6.10.44

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एतावदेवाविद्याया नेदं ब्रह्मेति निश्चयः ।
एतदेव क्षयो यस्या ब्रह्मेदमिति निश्चयः ॥ ४४ ॥

etāvadevāvidyāyā nedaṃ brahmeti niścayaḥ |
etadeva kṣayo yasyā brahmedamiti niścayaḥ || 44 ||

So far about Avidya, which is not the knowledge but ignorance of Brahma; and it is the dispersion of this ignorance which brings us to the knowledge of God.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.10.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etavat, Eva, Avidya, Nri, Idam, Brahma, Brahman, Iti, Nishcaya, Etad, Etada, Iva, Kshaya, Kshi, Yasya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 6.10.44). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “etāvadevāvidyāyā nedaṃ brahmeti niścayaḥ ”
etāvad -
etāvat (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

etāvat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

etāvat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
evā -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

evā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
avidyāyā* -
avidyā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
ne -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ni (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ni (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
brahme -
brahma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

brahma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

brahman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

brahmā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√brahm (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścayaḥ -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “etadeva kṣayo yasyā brahmedamiti niścayaḥ ”
etade -
etad (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

etadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kṣayo* -
kṣaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kṣi (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
yasyā* -
yasya (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

yasyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
brahmed -
√brahm (verb class 1)

[optative active third single]
amiti -
amiti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścayaḥ -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]